MrSebSin@lemm.eeM to The Far Side · 2 years ago8-15-23 www.thefarside.comlemm.eeimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down11
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minus-squareAfelialinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·2 years agoI think they’re trying to count on their “fingers,” but they’re horses so they only have the one hoof?
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoIt’s referencing an old trick some charlatans would do where they would train a horse to stomp its hoof in order to appear like it can do arithmetic. So like the con-man would ask the horse “what’s 3+2?” And the horse would stomp its foot 5 times.
minus-squareinsaneinthemembrane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s what I was thinking but wasn’t sure.
I think they’re trying to count on their “fingers,” but they’re horses so they only have the one hoof?
It’s referencing an old trick some charlatans would do where they would train a horse to stomp its hoof in order to appear like it can do arithmetic. So like the con-man would ask the horse “what’s 3+2?” And the horse would stomp its foot 5 times.
That makes more sense.
That’s what I was thinking but wasn’t sure.